A lumbar puncture is done on an infant suspected to have meningitis. If the infant has bacterial meningitis, the nurse would expect the cerebral spinal fluid to show what result?
1. An elevated white blood cell count
2. An elevated red blood cell count
3. Normal glucose
4. A decreased white blood cell count
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Rationale:
1. The lumbar puncture is done to obtain cerebral spinal fluid. An elevated white blood cell count is seen with bacterial meningitis.
2. In bacterial meningitis, the red blood cell count is not elevated.
3. In bacterial meningitis, the glucose is decreased.
4. An elevated white blood cell count is seen with bacterial meningitis.
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